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Top-rated NHL players right now

BluelineMetrics rates 679 players on current NHL rosters on a 0-100 scale. The lists below are the top forwards, defensemen and goaltenders by overall rating, plus the skaters producing the most wins above replacement. Right now Connor McDavid leads all forwards at 99.6, Evan Bouchard tops the blue line at 98.8 and Logan Thompson is the highest-rated goaltender.

Top 15 forwards

#PlayerTeamPosOverallCap hit
1Connor McDavidEDMC99.6$12.5M
2Leon DraisaitlEDMC99.4$14M
3Jason RobertsonDALLW98.7$12M
4Kirill KaprizovMINLW98.7$17M
5Jack HughesNJDC98.5$8M
6Artemi PanarinLAKLW98.1$11M
7Nathan MacKinnonCOLC97.6$12.6M
8Alex DeBrincatDETLW97.5$7.88M
9Brady TkachukFLALW97$8.21M
10Nick SuzukiMTLC97$7.88M
11Auston MatthewsTORC95.8$13.3M
12Matt BoldyMINRW95.7$7M
13Mikko RantanenDALRW95.5$12M
14Macklin CelebriniSJSC95.4$975K
15Lucas RaymondDETRW95.1$8.07M

Top 10 defensemen

#PlayerTeamPosOverallCap hit
1Evan BouchardEDMRD98.8$10.5M
2Matthew SchaeferNYILD98.2$986K
3Quinn HughesMINLD98.1$7.85M
4Lane HutsonMTLLD97.9$8.85M
5Shayne GostisbehereCARLD97.7$3.2M
6Adam FoxNYRRD97.4$9.5M
7Rasmus DahlinBUFRD96.6$11M
8Cale MakarCOLRD96.1$9M
9Devon ToewsCOLLD93.7$7.25M
10Brandt ClarkeLAKRD93.4$7.4M

Top 10 goaltenders

#PlayerTeamPosOverallCap hit
1Logan ThompsonWSHG99.7$5.85M
2Andrei VasilevskiyTBLG99.1$9.5M
3Ilya SorokinNYIG98.8$8.25M
4Jesper WallstedtMING98.5$2.2M
5Jacob FowlerMTLG97.9$946K
6Jake OettingerDALG97.5$8.25M
7Connor HellebuyckNJDG96.9$8.5M
8Jeremy SwaymanBOSG96.6$8.25M
9Joel HoferSTLG96.3$3.4M
10Jet GreavesCBJG96$5M

Most wins above replacement (skaters)

#PlayerTeamWAROverall
1Leon DraisaitlEDM2.599.4
2Connor McDavidEDM2.399.6
3Kirill KaprizovMIN298.7
4Nathan MacKinnonCOL1.997.6
5Nikita KucherovTBL1.794.1
6Jason RobertsonDAL1.798.7
7Nick SuzukiMTL1.697
8Jack HughesNJD1.698.5
9Brady TkachukFLA1.697
10Auston MatthewsTOR1.595.8

Methodology: a skater's overall is a percentile blend of offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact, compared with players at the same position and weighted toward recent seasons. Goaltenders are ranked on goals saved above expected. Players need a minimum of recent NHL games to be rated.